Linux is a tried-and-true, open-source operating system released in 1991 for computers, but its use has expanded to underpin systems for cars, phones, web servers and, more recently, networking gear.

The open-source favorite has scored record adoption among US desktop users, following a just over 5% dip in Windows ...

The landscape of desktop operating systems has witnessed a notable transformation in 2025. Linux, once considered a niche ...

The Free Software Foundation also points out how much modern open-source operating systems also borrow from the GNU OS and its tools, arguing that Linux-based operating systems should be referred ...

It is a Linux-based operating system and is distributed free along with the source code. Its desktop looks somewhat similar to that of Windows, with window controls and icons.

Linux, on the other hand, was built as an open source alternative to UNIX. The similarities do make it easier for Linux developers to get involved with FreeBSD. Currently there are over 400 active ...

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In an interview with Linux Foundation executive director Jim Zemlin, VentureBeat got a bird’s-eye view of the future of the open-source operating system for 2014.

The immediate future of open-source software is here for now after Linux 5.9 was declared stable. The news came directly from the man behind the platform, as Linus Torvalds wrote in a blog post ...

On the year of Linux's 30th anniversary, Jack Wallen ponders how the open-source operating system has profoundly affected the landscape of enterprise businesses.